learning instruments

Today during clinic we learned all of the different instruments.  It was fun to be able to actually get them out!  On monday  we are learning anterior instrumentation and that will be fun!  I was able to pass off my probing PE and my explorer PE it is nice to know that I have those ones done!  From here on out it is going to get crazy!  Exciting and crazy!  I hope that I can keep up! 

Exploring

SO today was learned how to explore.  I feel like this PE just may be the death of me.  It was so much harder for me to do this that probing.  Weird I know.  It is a good thing that I have a week to figure it out.  It looks like my husband will be getting some probing and exploring done on him.  Lucky him!!  I feel like after having the instructors watch me that helped so much.  It is a good thing we have them or I would be causing all sorts of tissue damage.  Poor Michelle.  She did have tissue trauma today!  Well better luck next time I guess.

Probing!

Yesterday in clinic we learned probing.  I was so nervous to try it!  I wasn't even worried about getting probed on but I didn't want to hurt Heidi!  Well  the good news is I think i only hurt her a few times, well hopefully!  If I hurt her more than that then she is a good sport because she didn't say it hurt too bad.  Probing was definitely harder than I thought it would be because at first it is kind of hard to tell how hard to push.  By the end I did feel more confident in what I was doing.  I also got to wear some loupes and they helped me so much! Actually just recently I was thinking of waiting to get loupes and now I know I can't wait. This weekend is convention and I want to look at some because I feel they will make me a better hygienist.  Next time in clinic we are learning how to explore and that will be fun too.  It is all coming so fast now and it is making me nervous and excited at the same time!

intra oral exam

Today we learned how to do an intra oral exam!  It was fun and informative.  I found out that I have gingivitis and a little piece of extra tissue on the distal of #31.  I had no idea. Today I also passed off my extra oral exam and I felt really good about it.  It was also nice to get an extra oral exam because it is like a mini massage!  Hopefully I can pass off my intra oral exam next time. And hopefully I will have less gingivitis next time!

extra oral exam!

Today was a fantastic day in clinic we learned how to give an extra oral exam.  It felt so good almost like a massage!  I just kept wanting Michelle to give me an extra oral exam.  I am going to practice on all of my family now but I am afraid they will want me to keep do it because it feels so good!  Today was a productive day in clinic as well because I was able to pass of health history and vital signs YAY!  It always feels so good to pass of my PE's.  Hopefully next time i can do another PE!

vital signs

Today in clinic we learned how to take vital signs.  I have decided that blood pressure is the hardest thing for me to find!  It seems like it is hard to hear what I am supposed to hear!  I guess I will be practicing that at home on my family!  Today was also a big pass off day!  We passed off patient/operator positioning, instrument grasp, and fulcruming. It was a very good day!  Now I just have to worry about health history next time. That is going to be one I need to practice some more because it is so much info!